FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1987
Skiing event in Crans-Montana, Switzerland
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The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1987 were held in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, from 27 January to 8 February 1987.[1]
| Host city | Crans-Montana |
|---|---|
| Country | Switzerland |
| Events | 10 |
| Opening | 27 January 1987 |
| Closing | 8 February 1987 |
| Opened by | Pierre Aubert |
Crans-Montana
Location in Switzerland
The alpine world championships included Super-G for the first time;[2] it was first run on the World Cup level four seasons earlier, in December 1982.
The host Swiss team won eight gold medals out of ten, including all five women's events.
Men's competitions
Downhill
Date: January 31
| Placing | Country | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Switzerland |
Peter Müller | 2:07:80 |
| 2 | Switzerland |
Pirmin Zurbriggen | 2:08.13 |
| 3 | Switzerland |
Karl Alpiger | 2:08.20 |
- Source:[3]
Super-G
Date: February 2
| Placing | Country | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland |
Pirmin Zurbriggen | 1:19.93 |
| 2 |  Luxembourg |
Marc Girardelli | 1:20.80 |
| 3 |  West Germany |
Markus Wasmeier | 1:21.08 |
- Source:[2]
Giant Slalom
Date: February 4
| Placing | Country | Athlete | Time | Run 1 | Run 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland |
Pirmin Zurbriggen | 2:32.38 | 1:17.52 | 1:14.86 |
| 2 | Luxembourg |
Marc Girardelli | 2:32.45 | 1:17.93 | 1:14.52 |
| 3 |  Italy |
Alberto Tomba | 2:33.13 | 1:17.88 | 1:15.25 |
- Source:[4]
Slalom
Date: February 8
| Placing | Country | Athlete | Time | Run 1 | Run 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany |
Frank Wörndl | 1:54.63 | 1:00.60 | 54.03 |
| 2 |  Austria |
Günther Mader | 1:54.82 | 1:00.96 | 53.86 |
| 3 | West Germany |
Armin Bittner | 1:55.03 | 1:00.59 | 54.44 |
- Source:[5]
Combination
Date: January 27, February 1
| Placing | Country | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg |
Marc Girardelli | 28.27 |
| 2 | Switzerland |
Pirmin Zurbriggen | 30.54 |
| 3 | Austria |
Günther Mader | 41.96 |
- Source:[6]
Women's competitions
Downhill
Date: February 1
| Placing | Country | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland |
Maria Walliser | 1:43.80 |
| 2 | Switzerland |
Michela Figini | 1:44.11 |
| 3 | West Germany |
Regine Mösenlechner | 1:44.86 |
- Source:[6]
Super-G
Date: February 3
| Placing | Country | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland |
Maria Walliser | 1:19.17 |
| 2 | Switzerland |
Michela Figini | 1:20.18 |
| 3 |  Yugoslavia |
Mateja Svet | 1.20.23 |
Giant Slalom
Date: February 5
| Placing | Country | Athlete | Time | Run 1 | Run 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland |
Vreni Schneider | 2:21.22 | 1:09.96 | 1:11.26 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia |
Mateja Svet | 2:21.78 | 1:10.84 | 1:10.94 |
| 3 | Switzerland |
Maria Walliser | 2:23.51 | 1:12.49 | 1:11.02 |
- Source:[9]
Slalom
Date: February 7
| Placing | Country | Athlete | Time | Run 1 | Run 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland |
Erika Hess | 1:33.30 | 46.79 | 46.51 |
| 2 | Austria |
Roswitha Steiner | 1:33.55 | 45.46 | 48.09 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia |
Mateja Svet | 1:34.39 | 47.23 | 47.16 |
- Source:[10]
Combination
Date: January 29–30
| Placing | Country | Athlete | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland |
Erika Hess | 15.32 |
| 2 | Austria |
Sylvia Eder | 18.66 |
| 3 |  United States |
Tamara McKinney | 24.41 |
Medals table
| Place | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland |
8 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | Luxembourg |
1 | 2 | - | 3 |
| 3 | West Germany |
1 | - | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Austria |
- | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Yugoslavia |
- | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Italy |
- | - | 1 | 1 |
| United States |
- | - | 1 | 1 |